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Amar to decide on PAS deputy presidency only after official notice

Amar to decide on PAS deputy presidency only after official notice

On Saturday, Pengkalan Chepa PAS Youth nominated Amar Abdullah as a candidate for the party's No 2 post at its elections to be held in September. (Bernama pic)
PETALING JAYA : PAS vice-president Amar Abdullah was coy about contesting for the deputy presidency, saying he would only decide once he receives a notice from the party's election committee of his candidacy.
On Saturday, Pengkalan Chepa PAS Youth nominated Amar as a candidate for the party's No 2 post at its elections to be held in September.
Amar said the election committee would contact the candidates if it received a sufficient number of nominations, Berita Harian reported.
'They (the committee) will inform us if we fulfil the requirements,' he said when asked if he would accept the nomination for the deputy presidency.
Pengkalan Chepa PAS Youth information chief Sazwan Sakri said Amar, the former Kelantan deputy menteri besar, had extensive experience and had showcased strong leadership at divisional, state and central levels.
Sazwan said Amar had also played a major role in guiding the next generation of PAS leaders in the party's struggle.
In February, a PAS source told FMT the party was likely to hold a contest for its top two posts at its elections in September, for the first time in a decade.
PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang and deputy president Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man have not been challenged for the posts since the 2015 party polls. There has been speculation that Hadi will step down because of health reasons.
At the same time, there are rumours that Tuan Ibrahim, who is the Pahang opposition leader, also intends to make way for new leadership, although there have been calls from the pro-ulama faction for him to defend his post.
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